A RECORD number of pupils from Bromsgrove School have qualified for the English Schools Cross Country Championships.

Seven pupils from the Worcester Road school will feature at the event in Maidstone, Kent, on March 13.

Sam Harding and Steve Blassberg will compete in the U15s, Lauren Woodwiss and Lora Symons in the U17s and Bill Hawes, Harriet May and Suzanne Symonds in the U20s. They secured their places after finishing in the top seven of their respective events at the county championships at Bredon on Saturday, January 17.